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APPLICATION FILED NOV. 28.19l6f A. B. KNIGHT. f MACHINE FOR SCORING, CRACKING OFF, AND GLAZING ELECTRIC BULBS, OR OTHER ARTICLES 0F GLASSWARE.

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. 'ALBEBT B. KNIGHT, OFTOLEDO, OHIO.

MACHINE FOB SCORING, CRACKING OFF, AND GLAZING ELECTR 'IC IBULIB S OR OTHER ARTICLES 01'! GLASSWABE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Jan. 1, 1918.

Application 1106. November 28, 1916. Serial No. 138,989.

' To all w Iwm it may concern:

j Cracking Ofl", and'Glazing Electric Bulbs or Q jectionable to manufacturers i and furnish the bulbs in this finished condii i A further object of the invention is to Be it known that I, ALBERT B. KNIGHT, a citizen of the United States, residin at Toledo, in the county of Lucas and tate of. Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Machines for. Scoring,

other Articles of- Glassware, of which the following is a specification. 10

Scoring, cracking oil, and melting or glazing My invention relates to a machine for the ends or the necks of electric bulbs or other articlesof glass ware.

As is well known, the manufacturers of electric lampsordinarily purchase the bulbs fromglass manufacturers. These bulbs as i 1 furnished by the manufacturers ordinarily have long necks with an annular bulging rib or flange. The electric lamp manufacturer is called upon to cut the necks'olflat the bulging flange. necks of the bulbs is time consumi and oblamps. As far as I am aware, heretofore no attempt has been made to out orcrack off the necks of the bulbs and glaze the same,

tion to the manufacturer of electric lamps. An important object of the invention is to provide a machine which will crack or cut off the necks of the bulbs and subsequently. glaze the. cut edge, providing a smooth edge of increased strength, which will not damage the filament or other parts,

when they are passed through the neck'of" the bulb.

provide a machine of the above mentioned character, which is capable of a large outut, whereby the cost of manufacture of the ulbs will not -be materially advanced.

,Other objects and advantages of the invention will be apparent during the course of the following description.

In the accompanying drawings forming a part of this specification and in which like i numerals are employed to designate like parts throughout the same.

Figure 1 1s a sideelevation of a machine embodying my invention, v

Fig. 2 is an enlarged side elevation of an operating cam, valves and associated elements,

Fig. 3 is a plan view of the machine.

This cutting of the electric 1 Fig. 4 is an enlarged detail longitudinal section'through one of the bulb holding and taming devices, associated elements being I shown in elevation,

Fig. 5v .11. side elevation f the scoring mechanism, Fig. 6 'is an elevation taken at a right angle to Fi 5 of means foriadjusting the scoring mec anism,

Fig. 7 is a side elevation of a valve, Fig. 8 'is a longitudinal sectionalyiew igl roup'h the same, taken on line 38 of lg. j V 1 I Fig. 9 is a similar view taken on line 9-9 of Fig. 8,

Fig. 10 is a bottom plan view of the valve,

Fig. 11 is a similar-viewof the valve cas- I 'ing with the pivoted valve removed,

Fig. 12 is a plan view of the pivoted valve, Fig.- 13 is a horizontal sectional view .taken through the cracking burner on line 1313 of Fig. 4,

Fig.- 14 is a transverse sectional view,

through the same, p

Fig. 15 is a transverse sectional view through the glazing burner.

Fig. 16 1s a plan view of a cam, track and burners, the same being shown partly diatatably mounted upon the-upper portion of the tubular standard 23, above the hub 24, and preferably slidably contacti therewith, is a hub or sleeve of a rotata le table or support 26. The hub 25 has a driving gear 27 rigidly mounted thereon which serves to turn the table 26. The gear 27 receives its rotation from a smaller gear 28, rigidly mounted upon the upper end of a vertical driving shaft 29. p

' The driving shaft 29 is journaled through ,bearings 30 and 31 and a worm wheel 32 is rigidly secured to the lower and of the shaft.

This worm wheel engages and is driven b a worm 33 formed upon thefarmature sha 34 ofamotor 85.

Rigidly connected with the gear or support 25 and depending therefrom are hangers 36, carrying at their lower ends bearings 37, receivin a transverse horizontal drive shaft 38. his drive shaft 38 is provided at one end with a .bevel gear 39, rigidly secured thereto and this bevel gear engages a bevel gear 40 rigidly secured 'to the shaft 29. To the opposite end of the shaft- 38 is ri 'dl secured a pulle 41 en ged b -.a I gl 3' y a y belt 42, engagin a pulley 43. e pu 43 drives a sha 44, journaled. through a stationary bearing 45. The shaft 44 operates a crank 46, which :in turn drives the pitmen 47 of a vacuum ump 48. vacuum pump is connecte with a. vacuum storage tank 49through' the medium of a suitable conduit 50 having a check valve 51 therein and serves "to create, a suitable de-- gree of vacuum within the tank 49.

The machine further comprises 'a plurality of, electric bulb holding devices, designated as a whole by the numeral 52. As more clearly shown in Fig. 4, each of these devices comprises a tubular spindle 43, horizontally arranged and journaled in bearings 54, which are rigidly secured to the upper surface of-the table 26. 'The-tubular spindle 53 is free to rotate but does not I partake of perceptible longitudinal movement. Each spindle 53 recelves its rotation from a bevel gear 55 rigidly mounted thereon, and this bevel gear is driven by, a bevel gear 58, rigidlymountedupon the vertical shaft 59. through a bearing arranged beneath and rigidly secured to the table 26. The shaft 59 has a gear 61 rigidly secured to its lower end and this gear engages the stationary gear 25. From the description thus far given it is apparent that as the table 26 rotates, theshafts 59 rotate with it, and these shafts 59 are simultaneouslmade to turn upon their axes, by virtue-o the gears 61 traveling about the stationary gear 25.

Each 'bulb holding device, further comprises a suction cup 62, rigidly attached to the outer end of-the tubular spindle 53. The cup 62 has a central opening ,63 in communication with the bore of the tubular spindle 53. The opening 63 communicates with an opening 64 which leads tothe recess 65 of a cushion 66 which is preferably formed of rubber and arranged within the cup 62. It might be statedat this point that when a vacuum is created within the spindle 53 and the large end of a bulb insorted within the recess 65, such bulb willbe securely held therein.

Means are rovided to create a vacuum within the tu ular spindle 53, comprising a rotatable vacuum pipe 67, extending This The. vertical shaft 59 is journaled through the tubular standard 23. The lower end of the rotatable pipe 67 has an airtight swiveled connection 68 with a stationary pipe 69 leading to the interior of the vacuum stora e tank 49. The rotatable vacuum pipe 6 extends upwardly and projects beyond the upper end of the stationary tubular standard 23 and has a distributing drum or shell 68 rigidly mounted thereon. Connected with the top portion of the distributing drum 68" are short pipes or nipples 69, engaged by referably flexible pipes. or hose 70, arrange as shown. Thenumber of pipes 70 correspond to the number of bulb holding devices and each pipe 70 is connected with a valve structure 71. This valve structure comprises a casin or body portion- 72 having a tubular nipp e' 73 extending into the pipe 70. The port of the tubular nipple 73 communicates with main ort 74 formedv through the body. portion 2 and 'this main portpasses through the. bottom surface of the" body portion. nected with the body portion 72 is a tubular nipple 75, having its bore in communication with a port'76, also passing through the bottom of the body portion 72. The numeral 77 designates an exhaust port, the-upper end of which leads to the atmosphere and the lowerend of which passes through the-bottom of the body portion 72. The numeral 78 designates a pivoted valve, rovided with a segmental surface groove 9, upon its upper surface. 'When this valve is in the normal position, the segmental groove Rigidly connected with thevalve 78 is a pin 82, which serves to shift the valve in a manner to be hereinafter described. The

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means of a spring 81, which is attached tothe valve and to the head of the pin 80.

nipple 75 has connection with a stationary I couplin 83, held in a clamp 84 rigidly mount upon the table 26. The coupling 83 has an air tight swiveled connection with. v

the tubular spindle 53, as shown at 85. The cranks or pins 82 carried by the pivoted valves 78 are arranged to contact with a stationary cam 86, rigidly "mounted uponthe upper end of the tubular standard 23,

as shown.

Arranged beneath each bulb holding device is a vertically swinging support or arm 87, pivoted to the lower portion of the table 26, as shown at 88. Secured to the outer end-of .the support or arm 87 is a forked upstanding member 89, carrying rollers 90 adapted to receive the neck of the bulb therebetween and to support the outer por- ,tracki92. The track has amupper horizontal portion and a forward depressed portion93, as shown. 7 I t The numeral 94 designates scoring mecha- -nism as a whole, comprising an arm or bracket 95 which is attached tothe track 92 to be supported thereby. Formed upon the upper end of the bracket 95 is a guide .96 having :1 horizontally sliding carriage .97 mounted therein which is shifted by means of a hand crank 98. The carriage, 97 car.- ries an upstanding post 99 upon which is vertically movably mounted atubular slide 100, raised and loweredby rotating a crank 101. Formed integral with the slide lOOis a horizontal arm 102 to the, outer-end of whichis secured a head 103. This head "receives. a vertically movable block 10 mounted to slide therein and forced downwardly by; means of a spring 105. Theblock 104 carries: a scoring book 106, preferably formed of emery and having aflatcutting face, as shown. It isthus apparent. that thehead 103 may be vertically or horizontally adjusted to bring the cuttin member 1067111 proper contactwith the wor as may befound advanta eous. This scoringmech-t anism 1 is arranged near and slightly rearwardly of the elevating end of the depressed portion 94 of the track. i a

Arranged rearwardly of the scoring mech-v anism is a crackin ofi burner107 comprising a longitudina y curved burner conduit 108,-the inner face of which is closedby a plate 109. This burner conduit is divided by transverse partitions 110 into a plurality of chambers 111, and a pipe 112 leads into the bottom of each burner chamber. Each pipe 112 has connection with pipes 113 and 114- forsupplying a suitable mixture of air and gas thereto. Each burner chamber has an upwardly discharging opening 115 adapted to provide an upwardly discharging flame, which is arranged to heat the scored portion of the bulb. causing it to crack off. Formed in the outer side of each burner chamber is a port 114', for the passage of a match, and this port is normally covered by a side 115'.

Arranged near the lowering end of'the depressed portion 93 of the track is a melting or glazing burner 116, comprising a. longitudinally curved burner conduit 117. re ceiving a suitable mixture of air and gas from pipes 118. These pipes lead into a mixing chamber 118, connected with a pipe 119'. Gas and air supply pipes 120' and 121' lead into the pipe 119, as shown. As more clearly shown in Fig. 15, the burner conduit 117 is provided at its top with upwardly discharging apertures 119, providing upwardly discharging flames, adapted it" contact with aclay surface 120 held in a housing 121. The flames are accordingly deflected or retained in proximity to the cut edges of the bulbsfand such edges are accordingly gl zed "for roundsmoothiedge. v

The operation the apparatus is as follows:

When the motor 35 is started, it drives the shaft 29 at suitably reduced speed in the direction of its arrow. The shaft 29 drives tlie' 38, which operates the vacuum pump. 48 creating andmaintaining asuitable degree of vacuum within the tank 49. The shaft29 turns the gear QTfand the table 26, so that the forward portion of the table travels from right to left. v During this continuous rotation of the table 26,1'the rollers 91 travel upon that-rack B2, and as each arm 87 reaches the loweringend of the depression pride 'po'rtio n 93 in the track; the ail'tomatictfl1y gravitates to a lowerforlincjlined position. When the arm approachesthe [elevating endjof the depressed o f th'e .tra'ek' such arm is swung upwardly; tb'fthe horizontal position; As each arm) 7 isjr'eturned to: the upper hieltcdiipibvidihg 9.

horizontal p'osiftio the operator inserts the largeend of'abul into the'rece'sjs 65, and

rollers 90. yac "is now' maintained in thef spindle 53; whe by the bulb will be secl'irely held witliijnl' therecess 65." The" in or" crank 82 of thefjcorrespondingflva ve structure connected 'with this holding device now. engages' the rediiced portion of the cam 86, whereby the gmove 78 establishes communication between ports 74 and 7 6. Upon the continued turning, of the table 26, and a little before thelowering of the arm 87, as hereinabove explained, the pin 82 is brought into contact with the enlarged portion of the cam, whereby the port 74 is placed in communication with the exhaust port 77 and the port 76 is closed. The vacuum is therefore broken in the recess 65 (but is renewed when the arm 87 is returned to the horizontal position) and when the arm 87 descends, the bulb A will slide from the recess and fall upon or be caught by an endless conveyer (not shown), and be conducted to a desired station. During the travel of the bulb A. while the Same remains horizontal, it is first brought into proximity to the scoring member 106, and while passing therebeneaih is rotated upon its longitudinal axis. This serves to sc pre the annular flange or outwardly bulging portion C, as it contacts with the scoring member. The further movement of the bulb A brings the scored annular portion C above and in proximity to the flame of the burner and cracks 011'. The bulb continues upon its travel and is brought in proximity to the burner 116, and its scored end is subjected to the action of heat from this burner, whereby such end is glazed or melted. The end thus treated is found to be strengthened, smooth and round. After this final treatment the bulb is discharged from the machine, by the lowering of the arm 87, as above stated.

It is to be understood that the form of my invention herewith shown and described is to be taken asa preferred example of the same, and that various changes in the shape,

size, and arrangement of parts may be resorted to without-departing from the spirit of the invention or the scope of the subjoined claims. p

Having thus described my invention, I claim:

1. In apparatus of the character described, the combination with a pivoted support; a holding device carried by the pivoted support and adapted to receive one end of an article of glass-ware; means to render the holding device active and inactive; a movable support-member connected with "the pivoted supp the lower side 0 the article of glass-ware at a point a suitable distance from the hold ing device to prevent the article of glassware from moving downwardly; ascoring device arranged to contact with the. u per side of the article of glass-ware and to orce the same downwardly in opposition togt he movable support-member; and means for retaining the movable sup ort-member in the upper active position w en the scoring deviceis contacting with the article of glassware and to allow the support-member to move downwardly after such action.

2. In apparatus of the character described, the combination with a rotatable substantially horizontal table; of a tubular spindle connected with the table for rotation therewith and being rotatable upon its longitudinal axis; means to rotate the tubular spindle upon its longitudinal axis; a suction cup carried by the outer portion of the tubular spindle; a vertically swinging arm pivotally connected with the table beneath the suction cup and adapted to engage the lower side of the article of glass-ware held in the suction cup at a point spaced from the suction cup to prevent downward movement of the article of glass-ware; a scoring device disposed to contact with the upper side of the article of glass-ware and to force the same downwardly in opposition 'to thevertically swinging arm; means including I. traek having an elevated portion to rotate the table.

ort and adapted to engage for retaining the vertically swinging arm in the upper position when the scoring device is acting upon the article of glass-ware and a depressed portion for causing the arm to movedownwardly after such action; means for creating a suitable degree of vacuum within the tubular spindle and to break such vacuum at a suitable time; and means 3. In a machine of the 1] character described, the combination with a support; of a rotatable table connected with the. support; a tubular spindle connected with the table for rotation therewith and being rotatable upon its longitudinal axis and held against substantial longitudinal movement with respect to the table; a suction cup carried by the outer portion of the spindle for the reception of an article of glass-ware; a rotatable vacuum shell arranged near the inner end of the tubular spindle; a conduit connecting the rotatable vacuum shell with the tubular s in'dle; a'valve connected in the conduit and aving a crank; a relativel stationary cam arranged to contact .wit crank to open and close the valve in proper timed order; a vertically swingin' ever pivoted to the table beneath the tu ular spindle; anti friction means carried by the outer end of the lever to contact with the article of glass-ware; a track arranged near and beneath the pivoted lever for controlling its vertical movement and. having raised and deprewed portions; an article of glass-ware treatin means arranged in proximity to the pat of travel of the article; means to rotate the" table; and means to rotate the spindle upon its longitudinal axis.

4. In a machine of the class described, means for releasably holding a work piece and revolving the same about a vertical axis and rotating it about a reclining axis, means for acting on the work piece at a predetermined point in a revolution thereof to annularly scratch its surface, and means for supporting a part of the work piece in opposition to said scratching means and automatically movable into and out of work supporting position at predetermined points in a revolution of said holding means,

' and separate heating means for heating the ALBERT B. KNIGHT.

-Witnesses:

C. L. PARKER, James L. CRAWFORD.

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